Scent note · fruity facet · Fresh family

Apple scent notes

Crisp and juicy with a sweet-tart freshness.

Apple notes run from tart green apple to baked apple with cinnamon. Neither comes from the fruit itself. Apples give no usable oil, so the scent is built from fruity esters and green notes that smell like a fresh-cut slice.

Apple belongs at the top of a blend, the first crisp hit before spice, florals or woods come through. It works with pear and peach for something bright, or with cinnamon and vanilla for the baked-apple style people recognize from across a room.

14oils · see the list

12as a top note

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Apple pairs with

Pear3 of our 9 pear oils also carry apple

Cinnamon4 of our 15 cinnamon oils also carry apple

Peach / Apricot5 of our 20 peach / apricot oils also carry apple

Herbal4 of our 17 herbal oils also carry apple

Clove3 of our 14 clove oils also carry apple

Violet3 of our 15 violet oils also carry apple

Apple oils lean

Green 6/21 Citrus 6/25 Woody 6/36 Fruity 4/24

Questions about apple

Is apple a top, middle or base note?

Mostly a top note. Of the 14 oils here that list apple in their notes, 12 carry it at the top and 2 in the middle.

What does apple pair well with?

Pear, cinnamon and peach / apricot. 3 of our 9 pear oils also carry apple.

More fruity notes

Fruity Berry / Red Fruits Pear Coconut Peach / Apricot Tropical Melon

Browse every note on the Scent Notes page, or read how families and facets fit together in The Fragrance Wheel guide.